Toilet-floor shield

ABSTRACT

The TOILETFLOOR SHIELD will be a new product in line with the toilet fixtures and bathroom supplies. It is a clear flat light weight product that can come in four basic bathroom fixture colors. It is made from a thin sheet of steel. It has a soft white weather stripping complete around the outer edging of the model. The TOILETFLOOR SHIELD resembles a bathroom mat that will attractively fit in place around the toilet basing. It can fit or slide neatly in under the toilet base to the flange. It slides far enough in, to the flange that any urine will stay on the shield and not reach the original flooring. 
     The experiment is, that all urine stay on the TOILETFLOOR SHIELD and not reach under the shield to the original flooring. This is how the TOILETFLOOR SHIELD saves and protect the flooring to last longer and cut down on those unwanted stale urine odors around the toilet base areas. It is a non-toxic chemically treated product. When manufactured, it will include the non-toxic brands that are already on the market. We feel this product is absolutely not by far to soon coming to serve the American people. It is ready for demonstration and to stand up to it&#39;s TRADEMARK name. “PROTECTION PLUS”.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD is a product that covers a wide scope of area in line with Toilet Fixtures. The TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD has many advantages. It is not only a Domestic Product, but can be used Commercially, Industrially in Recreational and Medical Facilities. Churches as well.

It is a light-weight item and durable for it's purpose. It is designed to PROTECT and GUARD against ruination and deterioration to the toilet base floor. This TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD cuts down on unpleasant odors.

It solves existing problems, such as unwanted lingering urine odors and early ruination and deterioration to the toilet base flooring area. No more stale and unpleasant urine odor while taking a bath, shower, or simply using the commode. This product resembles a bathroom floor-mat and blends in well with Bathroom Fixture Décor.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

From our perspective, we the inventors of this invention have put together three elements in making a TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD. The three elements are:

-   -   1. Toilet commode     -   2. Thin sheet of steel     -   3. Soft white weather stripping

Once these elements are put together, it will be a one piece product.

Materials:

There are four simple materials needed to create a TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD.

-   -   1. One 34½ inches long×23 inches wide of a thin sheet of steel.     -   2. 116 inches long, soft white weather stripping (116 inches is         equivalent to 9 feet 8 inches.)     -   3. Commode     -   4. A pair of white gloves

Tools:

There are six tools necessary to work with, in creating a TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD.

1. Table (the table should be long and wide enough to work with one 34½ inches long×23 inches wide thin sheet of steel.

When the square shape style TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD, TRACED DRAWING is CUT out at the beginning of the cutting process, you will CUT the “TRACED DRAWING,” you drew on the sheet of steel all the way completely to the end of the sheet of steel until the cut steel, snaps at the end.

Cutting the steel to the very end, will cause the shield to form two loose sidings, still attached to the shield. A left side and a right side, but still a one piece work of art. The CUTTING process to the very end of the traced lined drawing, will form the two loose sides, the left side of the shield and the right side of the shield. The left side and right side will allow the square style floor shield to slide in place and fit correctly around the toilet base.

Instructions To Installing THE Toilet-Floor Shield.

1. Turn off main water line to toilet. 2. Have a few towels or cloths on hand for dripping water when time for moving toilet. 3. Unscrew existing toilet-base bolts from toilet and floor.

4. Carefully lift and move existing toilet from toilet spot. Sit toilet off to the side.

5. Clean and sanitize toilet area well where toilet sat.

For Oval Shape-Base-Style Toilets:

a. Place or lay evenly the oval shape TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD over the toilet floor hole opening. The toilet flange should show through the center opening of the oval TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD.

b. Sit toilet back in place evenly on top of the TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD you installed.

c. Bolt down toilet tightly, so that toilet does not rock or shake. Toilet should sit steady and secured.

For Square-Base Style Toilets:

a. Place square shape TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD over toilet floor hole opening. Toilet flange should show through the center opening of the square shape TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD: (or) the square shape TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD can be carefully pushed or slid in place around the toilet hole and flange. This is done by carefully laying the TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD on the floor in front of the toilet. Slide and center toilet floor shield back enough to flange, that when toilet is sat back in place, 1½ inches of the steel TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD should extend inward toward the toilet hole opening and flange. Any urine contact, it will drain off the floor shield in the toilet hole drainage opening making no contact to the floor area

2. Cloth (bath towel size).

3. A pair of shears (steel cutting shears cuts best. It gives a more even smooth cut and trim).

4. Glue (crazy glue, gorilla glue etc.) 5. Clothes pins (wooden or plastic) 6. Pencil or ink pen, (pencil # 2., ink pen, black ink).

Preparing to make the Toiletfloor Shield:

Put gloves on.

Lay out on floor one 34½ inches long by 23 inches wide one sheet of thin steel.

Place toilet commode evenly centered on the sheet of steel in the floor or place commode on what ever type of material you choose to make the product from.

Trace with pencil or ink pen around the bottom base of the commode you put on the sheet of thin steel.

Carefully remove toilet commode off the sheet of steel in the floor. Sit commode safely to the side, out the way of your work area.

Place the 34½ inches long by 23 inches wide the traced sheet of steel, or what ever type of material you choose to make the product from on the table.

Sit or stand, what ever position is comfortable. Cut out complete, the traced pencil or ink pen lined drawing of the toilet commode bottom base you traced.

Move all excess outer edge steel you cut from around the traced drawing steel you cut, and throw away. Wipe edges clean with cloth.

The piece of traced steel you cut out, is now the early stage of the “MODEL”, the TOILETFLOOR SHIELD being created without the overflow guard attached. The overflow guard is the next step in making the TOILETFLOOR SHIELD.

The Overflow Guard:

To create the overflow g Measure off 116 inches of soft white weather stripping. (116 inches is equivalent to 9 feet 8 inches.

Fold and crease down the entire 116 inch length of soft white weather stripping. The stripping is now a two sided fold stripping.

Place glue inside the two sided folded crease stripping as you gradually glue stripping on the edging of the cut piece sheet of steel the “MODEL”. To glue and attach stripping onto the sheet of steel you can start by:

a. Hold the end of folded stripping in your hand, letting the rest of the stripping dangle to the floor.

b. Pour or squeeze glue in the folded crease area of the stripping, gradually slipping stripping onto the edging of the sheet of steel the “MODEL”. Glue (approx.) 5-7 inches space at a time to keep the glue from air drying before stripping is slipped in place on to the sheet of steel the “MODEL”.

c. Press, rub and smooth with palm of hand and fingers. This will help the glue stick faster. Use this method off and on throughout the complete weather stripping process.

d. Glue stripping to the edging of the cut-out piece, the sheet of steel, which is now the “MODEL”. The clothes pins will help support the stripping to stay attached to the sheet of steel, the “MODEL”. Place clothes pins after each gluing onto the Model's edging, to support and hold the edging which is the stripping in place until glue is dry. Glue dries within 6-8 hours. The OVER-FLOW GUARD is designed to stop over-flow water from running onto the floor surface. It safe guards the floor from getting wet, if there should happen to be a toilet water over-flow. Let “model” lay on the table until glue have completely dried. Six to eight hours is recommended for drying.

Final Step to Making the Toilet-Floor Shield:

Carefully remove clothes pins from “MODEL'S” edging, glue could stick to clothes pins. Do not rip or damage the stripping removing pins.

When glue is dry, wipe off access glue and smudges with soft dry cloth. For best wipe-down job, a terry towel cloth shows best results. To shine the TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD, spray or dampen cloth with alcohol, smudges and marks disappears.

The TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD is completed, “ready for use”.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

We the inventors Violet G. Thomas, William C. Favors, and Tyrone L. Turner intend to show potential regarding this Nonprovisional Utility Invention, the TOILETFLOOR SHIELD. The TOILETFLOOR SHIELD is a household product that can be used where there are toilets. We feel it is very much needed in the homes of the American people today. We intend to show this product will protect and alleviate existing problems in the home.

1. The TOILETFLOOR SHIELD will protect any toilet area flooring, regardless of what kind.

-   -   A. wood     -   B. brick     -   C. stone or cement, from possibly floor damage deterioration         created by toilet condensation build-up.

2. The TOILETFLOOR SHIELD will stop urine splatters and dampness from penetrating floor area

3. The TOILETFLOOR SHIELD will guard against unpleasant penetrating urine odor build-up to floor area.

4. The TOILETFLOOR SHIELD is made from a thin sheet of steel. It is special chemically treated for long lasting usage and non-harmful to health: (chemically safe).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

There are three components to making the TOILETFLOOR SHIELD

-   -   1. Toilet Base     -   2. Floor shield     -   3. Overflow guard

FIG. 1-A

The word (Front) at the top of the drawing is not part of the drawing. It is written there to show or give more of an idea to what is the front part of the model.

The 7½ inches where two small arrows at the center top of the diagram, depicts the measured length of inches from the front toilet base to the front double lines, the double lines is the Overflow Guard.

The first arrow left side of the diagram shows the Toilet Base.

-   -   1. the oval shaped drawing is the style of toilet base chosen.     -   2. toilet will sit inside the oval shaped circled area of the         drawing shown.

The 7 inches at the left and right sides of the drawing, shows 7 inches of flat surface space from the toilet base to the double lines. The double line drawing is the Overflow Guard.

The left side second arrow of the drawing is pointing to the Floor Shield. The floor shield arrow depicts the flat surface throughout the diagram. The toilet floor shield is a complete one piece product.

The third arrow on the left side of the drawing is the OVERFLOW GUARD. The overflow guard are the double lines drawn completely around the diagram.

The overflow guard is designed to keep overflow toilet water from running off the shield onto the floor.

the TOILETFLOOR SHIELD when completed, is a one piece component, it is totally flat except for the edging.

The edging is the overflow guard, a soft white weather stripping glued completely around the edging of the sheet of steel. The over flow guard is shown: third arrow left side of the diagram, the double lines drawn completely around the diagram.

The 8½ inches at the lower part of the diagram, and the two small arrows depict: the measured length of inches from the toilet base to double lines.

The 23½ inches and two arrows at the bottom of the diagram depicts: the standard measured space from the back of the toilet base, straight back to the wall.

The floor shield is optional, when it comes to how far back to extend the toilet shield from the back of the toilet base to the wall.

There are three components to making the TOILETFLOOR SHIELD

-   -   1. Toilet Base     -   2. Floor shield     -   3. Overflow guard

FIG. 1-B

The word (Front) at the top of the drawing is not part of the drawing. It is written there to show or give more of an idea to what is the front part of the model.

The 7½ inches where two small arrows at the center top of the diagram, depicts the measured length of inches from the front toilet base to the front double lines, the double lines is the Overflow Guard.

The first arrow left side of the diagram shows the Toilet Base.

-   -   1. the square in the center of the diagram with a pointed peak,         is the style of toilet base chosen.     -   2. toilet will sit inside the square shaped circled area of the         drawing shown.

The 7 inches at the left and right sides of the drawing, shows 7 inches of flat surface space from the toilet base to the double lines. The double line drawing is the Overflow Guard.

The left side second arrow of the drawing is pointing to the Floor Shield. The floor shield arrow depicts the flat surface throughout the diagram. The toilet floor shield is a complete one piece product.

The third arrow on the left side of the drawing is the OVERFLOW GUARD. The overflow guard are the double lines drawn completely around the diagram.

The overflow guard is designed to keep overflow toilet water from running off the shield onto the floor.

the TOILETFLOOR SHIELD when completed, is a one piece component, it is totally flat except for the edging.

The edging is the overflow guard, a soft white weather stripping glued completely around the edging of the sheet of steel. The over flow guard is shown: third arrow left side of the diagram, the double lines drawn completely around the diagram.

The 8½ inches at the lower part of the diagram, and the two small arrows depict: the measured length of inches from the toilet base to double lines.

The 23½ inches and two arrows at the bottom of the diagram depicts: the standard measured space from the back of the toilet base, straight back to the wall.

The floor shield is optional, when it comes to how far back to extend the toilet shield from the back of the toilet base to the wall. 

1. We claim the TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD is the long awaited breakthrough household produce the American people and abroad have been waiting for. We believe people are looking for and waiting for new and better products that will meet their satisfaction.
 2. We CLAIM the TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD will protect the toilet floor area from continual condensation moisture build-up, water droplets and dampness that will attack and affect the toilet floor area badly. The shield will cover and protect before urine, water, or dampness makes contact to the original toilet floor area.
 3. We CLAIM the TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD being a CHEMICALLY TREATED product will cut down on unpleasant urine odor, help give longer lasting life to the toilet floor area and helps to maintain a pleasant fresh scent and natural odor around the toilet area.
 4. The floor will be protected for years from potential soft spots, floor bursting loose around the toilet base area, caused from urine, condensation build up and dampness. With the use of the TOILET-FLOOR SHIELD, these problems are less likely to occur and the toilet floor area will last longer. This belief reflects back to CLAIM number two. 